Caltech and JPL Build 50ft Robot 147
OctaneZ writes "NASA announced that they will enter, in cooperation with Caltech, a 50ft robot in the Rose Bowl Parade - unfortunately it will be made entirely of flowers and will not attempt to enslave the crowd. However, they have mounted a camera to it, which will allow you to view the parade from the top of their creation."
Obligatory Slashdot cliche (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! (Score:2, Funny)
Or is it a shover?
How do you know... (Score:3, Funny)
Theme music? (Score:4, Funny)
Someone tell Optimus - there's a new competitor in the garden!
Well.... (Score:3, Funny)
But at least they'll get a short-tempered, socially inept 14-year-old kid to pilot it, right?
Let the bot have his self-respect (Score:5, Funny)
I imagine the look on the robot's face will be similar to the look my dog gets when my wife puts him in a Christmas sweater or when he has one of those stupid bows on his head from the groomers
Who the heck is running the show at NASA these days, Martha Stewart?
Re:Obligatory Slashdot cliche (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, but so they think! First hayfever, then the world!
*ACHOOO!* (Score:5, Funny)
Well then it's not nerd news! Let me know when the enslaving starts, not the allergies.
Wrong size and Armor (Score:5, Funny)
Tax Dollars... (Score:4, Funny)
Hmm, no, that doesn't cut it.
"Your tax dollars at play."
"Your tax dollars on parade."
Dunno.
Anyway, it was probably a lot cheaper to build than most things they lob up into space, so I won't fret.
Re:Obligatory Slashdot cliche (Score:3, Funny)
Now a 50ft Bender would be something...
Re:How do you know... (Score:3, Funny)
I've always been afraid of flowers. I'm not sure why, but I think it may go back to when I was a child in the garden and a flower killed my father.
Im really disappointed! (Score:3, Funny)
Just another damn peaceful robot!
But but they still can at least mount an additional 100mW green laser [slashdot.org] and try to blind [slashdot.org] nearby flying airplanes!
News cast (Score:3, Funny)
(if you don't get it, follow this link.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055894/ )
Re:Obligatory Slashdot cliche (Score:3, Funny)
A girrrlllll robot!
This is going to be the best parade ever!!!
Payback... (Score:3, Funny)
It would be a great way to even the score.
-ch
Bah.... (Score:2, Funny)
Speaking on behalf of robots... (Score:3, Funny)
I also object to the stereotyping of robots as "automatons" [violently-happy.net].
Thanks for sticking that song in my head (Score:3, Funny)
It goes out the door, it goes 'round the block
we pay hundreds of bucks to put up with this crock
It goes up, it goes down, it goes all around town
it's a long line after allllllll.
It's a long line after all, it's a long line after all, it's a long, long line!
Our crowning moment was getting escorted out of line for singing that little ditty by the Disney cops. I'd like to tell you they rousted us but in reality they were extremely polite and good natured, armed only with walkie talkies and little mouse ear badges. We walked out with our hands on our heads and they were like, "That's not really necessary." Unfortunately before the days camcorders were conveniently portable, because that was a classic. Back when even corporations had a sense of humor.
Aaaa-chooo! (Score:3, Funny)
Unless there's a 50-foot robot made of antihystamines following right behind it...